ramsa

Swedish

Noun

ramsa c

  1. a set string of words or syllables (often more or less ritualistic in nature); a rhyme, a formula, an incantation, etc.
    en magisk ramsa
    a magical rhyme (for example)
    en ramsa för att komma ihåg planeternas ordning
    a rhyme to remember the order of the planets
    en näverbit, på vilken han skrivit upp ramsan, som han måste läsa innan han lade pengen i källan
    a piece of birch bark, on which he had written the formula, that he must read before he put the coin in the well
    1. a nursery rhyme (when not a song)
      Synonym: barnramsa
    2. a chant (in support of a competitor at a sports event)
      Synonym: hejaramsa
  2. (figuratively) an utterance reminiscent of the above (through being more or less set, meaningless, rhyme-like, or the like)
    den gamla vanliga ramsan om hur orättvist det är att han inte alltid får göra precis som han vill
    the old refrain about how unfair it is that he doesn't always get to do exactly what he wants
    svära en ramsa
    utter a string of curses

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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Verb

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. to read a formula or nursery rhyme, to speak a lot with little meaning
    och han ramsade rägglor om häxor och troll och om irrfärder rakt bort i stoll
    and he read rhymes of witches and trolls and of lost journeys straight into insanity

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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